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Newspaper Page TextTuesday, January 13, 2015 SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP: Oregon unable to take advantage of four Ohio St. turnovers Page 2B East Oregonian Continued from 1B “It was our dream. It came true,” Elliott said. “With all the stuff we went through to get here, it’s just crazy. It doesn’t feel real.” Jones, who took over three games ago for the injured J.T. Barrett (who had taken over at the start of the season for the injured Braxton Miller), passed for 242 yards and a touchdown and ran for score. The 250-pound third-year sophomore proved he could keep up with Mariota — at least on this night. Mariota passed for 333 yards and two touchdowns, but the Ducks’ warp-speed spread offense missed too many red-zone opportunities and couldn’t unleash its run- ning game against lineback- er Darron Lee and an Ohio State front seven stacked with future NFL draft picks. four Ohio State turnovers, the Ducks were held to their lowest point total of the sea- son, four touchdowns below their average coming in. Oregon has done just about everything as it has blossomed into a nation- al power over the last two decades, but it will likely continue the search for its without Mariota. Barring a major surprise, the junior is likely to turn pro — though he wouldn’t talk about his upcoming draft decision Monday night. Elliott scored the game’s - ing off the rout with a 1-yard- er with 28 seconds left. While Elliott slipped and darted through the Ducks, Jones pushed them around and shook them off. When Jones surged and spun his way into the end second quarter it was 21-7 Ohio State and the O! H! I! O! chant made the dome in North Texas sound like the horseshoe in Columbus. The Ducks were facing their larg- tingly for Ohio State’s third Aidan Schneider out to kick If there was any concern that fans wouldn’t travel to the championship game in the new postseason system, the packed house at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, awash in Buckeyes’ scarlet and Ducks’ yellow, put that two Oregon takeaways, the Ducks turned this one into points in a hurry. Mariota hit Byron Marshall on a slant and he streaked 70 yards for a touchdown, barely break- ing the goal line before non- chalantly dropping the ball. Moments later, another Ohio State turnover. Jones looked a little bit like Flori- da State’s Jameis Winston in the Rose Bowl as the ball just slipped from his hands try- ing to throw under pressure. Oregon recovered in deep in Ohio State deep territory. The Buckeyes held and this time the Ducks sent it 21-20. was as charged as any BCS national championship game. The Ducks’ fans awoke early in the third quarter. Ohio State was driving on - ond half toward more points when Jones’ pass bounced off Jalin Marshall’s chest and into the arms of Danny Mat- - gon, which goes on fourth down — especially near the goal line — more than most goal attempt on fourth-and- goal from the 3 and Thomas Tyner was stopped a yard short of the goal line. Suddenly, an extra three points looked as if it could come in handy for the Ducks. But by the time Elliott went in from 2 yards out with it 35-20, it was moot. The rest of the night turned into a Buckeyes Bash. PREPS: Umatilla wins Eastern Oregon League basketball openers; Riverside defends home mats Continued from 1B he lit Joseph up for 33 points. “We knew Carlos was a solid player,” Nixyaawii coach Shane Rivera said. “Our defense has been pretty solid with rotating the shoot- ers. Our kids had a good night. We were quick to the ball and got a hand in the face in the shooters.” Nixyaawii put the game out of reach in the second quarter. After earning an Golden Eagles outscored Echo 22-to-4 in the second to grab a 25-point lead. Fredy Campos had a team- best 15 points for the Golden Eagles, and Elijah Bevis fol- lowed that up with 14 points in the league victory. ——— NIXYAAWII 62, ECHO 33 EHS 11 4 13 5 — 33 Nix 18 22 15 7 — 62 ECHO — C. Chavez 2, B. Moffit 2, C. Jenson 3, M. Thompson 9, D. Tappo 9, A. Satterwhite 7. NIXYAAWII — T. Farrow 9, I. Ashley 4, H. Melton 8, A. Corona 4, H. McKay 7, F. Campos 15, E. Bevis 14. 3-point field goals — EHS 6, Nix 5. Free throws — EHS 1-6, Nix 9-19. Fouls — EHS 12, Nix 11. DUFUR 68, IONE 29 — At Ione, the Cardinals (2-7, 1-2 Big Sky League) fold- ed under the Rangers (7-4, 3-1 BSL) fullcourt pressure, committing 36 turnovers in Saturday’s Big Sky League defeat. Ione broke the pressure - ing within six points, but foul trouble and injuries limited the team’s primary ballhan- dlers and Dufur outscored them 50-17 for the game’s remainder. TJ Paddon had eight points and 14 rebounds for Ione in the loss. ——— DUFUR 68, IONE 29 DHS (7-3) 18 18 22 10 — 68 IHS (2-7) 12 4 11 2 — 29 DUFUR — L. Morris 10, E. Weatherby 6, C. Morris 14, J. Kortge 13, C. Crawford 2, B. Caldwell 12, D. Kiber 11, C. Bales 0, B. Anderson 0, S. Bailey 0. IONE — D. McElligott 8, A. Carter 2, H. Padberg 3, J. Doherty 6, T. Paddon 8, J. Juarez 2, D. Doherty 0, D. Smidmajer 0, A. Morter 0. 3-point field goals — DHS 2, IHS 2. Free throws — DHS 8-22, IHS 3-4. Fouls — DHS 8, IHS 16. MITCHELL/SPRAY 52, CONDON/WHEELER 40 — At Fossil, the Knights (3-8, 0-2 BSL) took their lumps for the second straight night, losing each of their Big Sky League opening contests - sive nights. Cade MacInnes led the team with 18 points and eight rebounds Saturday. He also poured in 3-of-10 three point looks. Mitchell/Spray (5-6, 1-2) led by six after one quarter and just two at the half, but held the Knights to just 17 second-half points in the win. ——— MITCHELL/SPRAY 52, CONDON/ WHEELER 40 C/S 11 12 5 12 — 40 M/S 17 8 11 16 — 52 CONDON/WHEELER — J. Cortes 5, C. MacInnes 18, B. Edwards 5, J. Bold 0, B. Harrison 6, T. Homer 4, J. Wright 2. 3-point field goals — C/W 6. Free Throws — C/W 6-14. Fouls — C/W 23. Fouled out — J. Cortes (C/W), C. Mac- Innes (C/W). UMATILLA 74, NYSSA 65 — At Nyssa, the Umatil- la Vikings (7-8, 1-0 Eastern Oregon League) upset the preseason favorites to win the Eastern Oregon League as they opened conference play with momentum on Saturday. The Vikings shot 53 per- cent (27 for 51) from the 26) from inside the three- point arc. Add in the team’s great ball security with just Derrek Lete said it was the best he’s seen out of the team so far. “Offensively I thought we played amazing,” said the second-year coach. “It just seemed like the hoop was twice its normal size that night.” Eric Garcia led Umatilla with 18 points and Andrew Jaime added 16 while Juan Coria had 11. The game was tied mid- way through the fourth quar- ter but the Vikings pulled away thanks to a hot streak throw shooting of Danny Ayala, who went 7-for-8 in with nine points. Jacob Huffman led Nyssa (5-7, 0-1) with 24 points. Umatilla hosts Riverside on Thursday to continue league play. ——— UMATILLA 74, NYSSA 65 UHS (7-8, 1-0) 12 16 21 16 — 74 NHS (5-7, 0-1) 12 15 23 24 — 65 UMATILLA — Eric Garcia 18, A. Jaime 16, J. Coria 11, D. Ayala 9, T. Sanguino 8, D. Garcia 4, E. Morales 4, J. Ramirez 3, K. Webb 1, A. Simmons. NYSSA — Jacob Huffman 24, A. Chavez 13, A. Gonzalez 8, F. Pascacio 8, J. Simpson 7, D. Olvera 5, J. Martinez, T. Coble, J. Fuentes. 3-point field goals — UHS 8, NHS 8. Free throws — UHS 12-21 NHS 3-6. Fouls — UHS 10, NHS 13. Fouled out — none. In other action Saturday: Vale 42, Riverside 25; Hori- zon Christian 65, Arlington 22; Powder Valley 65, Helix 34. Girls Basketball PENDLETON 65, LEB- ANON 48 — At Pendleton, senior guard Darian Lindsey paced the Buckaroos with 23 points and nine steals to earn victory on Saturday at War- berg Court. Lindsey’s play not only showed on the stat sheet, according to coach Michelle Gomez, but also in how the - ened to cut into the Buckaroo lead on several occasions, but Lindsey was the calming force. After an up-and-down rhythm in the second, out- scoring the Warriors by 12. “I think we brought it more in the second half espe- cially in the fourth quarter,” Gomez said of the 22-point kind of stagnant and going through the motions in the successful, but it wasn’t as I would like it to be.” The free throw line was kind to the Buckaroos Sat- urday. The team shot a sea- son-best 13-for-16 from the charity stripe. Lindsay Taylor was a perfect 4-for-4. Kristin Williams netted 12 points and Kiana Sperl snagged 14 rebounds despite foul trouble. ——— PENDLETON 65, LEBANON 48 LHS (1-9) 8 18 9 13 — 48 PHS (9-5) 15 16 12 22 — 65 LEBANON — Williamson 2, Cox 5, Garcia 2, Rivers 18, Newberg 8, Arenda 13, Bingham 0, Gerson 0, Giddings 0, Johnson 0, Whitrig 0. PENDLETON — S. Greb 6, D. Lindsey 23, H. Thompson 3, K. Sperl 7, K. Williams 12, L. Taylor 4, M. Bodmer 10, D. Clem 0, H. Greb 0, C. Hoffman, K. McGlothlan 0. 3-point field goals — LHS 4, PHS 4. Free throws — LHS 8-17, PHS 13-16. Fouls — LHS 18, PHS 17. Fouled out — Rivers (LHS). UMATILLA 33, NYSSA 21 — At Nyssa, a week after taking a beating at the hands of the Vikings at a tourna- ment in Salem, the Bulldogs took the air out of the ball Saturday in hopes of opening Eastern Oregon League play with a win. The result was the lowest scoring game of the season for both sides, but alas still a win for Umatilla (12-3, 1-0 EOL). The Vikings attempted just 30 shots for the game and missed all 11 three point at- tempts, but still managed an 12-point win behind the play of Sidney Webb and Aleesha Watson. The pair poured in 22 of the team’s 33 points. Both sides scored six basket of the second quarter and never trailed again. The lead swelled to as much as 14 points. free throw attempts. The Bulldogs (5-8, 0-1 EOL) were just 3-for-12. ——— UMATILLA 33, NYSSA 21 UHS (12-3) 6 10 10 7 — 33 NHS (5-8) 6 6 5 4 — 21 UMATILLA — M. Paz 0, K. Barajas 2, I. Campos 4, B. Campos 0, B. Chavez 0, S. Webb 10, K. Galbraith 3, C. Dohman 2, A. Watson 12. NYSSA — J. Martinez 0, S. Hartley 0, M. Mitchell 2, B. Arrendondo 0, R. Hartley 2, B. Ramirez 1, S. Jesperson 6, M. Jenson 2, C. Lancaster 0, H. Hernandez 2, K. Hernandez 6, K. Hashagen 0. 3-point field goals — UHS 0, NHS 0. Free throws — UHS 9-14, NHS 3-12. Fouls — UHS 12 NHS 11. ECHO 58, NIXYAAWII 54 — At Mission, the Cou- gars (12-2) clawed their way to a victory over the Golden Old Oregon League titans Saturday. The Golden Eagles struck edge in the second quarter, but Echo wore them down in the second, taking the lead for good with four minutes remaining on a Kelsey Rang- er three-pointer. The sides combined to be whistled for 51 total fouls and attempted 45 free throws, Nixyaawii shot just 27. “They were being real- ly aggressive going to the hoop,” Nixyaawii coach Jer- emy Maddern said. “It was just way too much for a pret- ty quality game.” “Our bench really stepped up in a game that had a lot fouls,” Echo coach JD Brazil said. Ranger led Echo with 17 points, Elizabeth McCarty had 15. Charlotte Barkley had a game-best 22 for Nixyaawii, including four three-point makes. Desiree Maddern add- ed 10 points and 11 rebounds. Neither side had lost a league match entering Sat- urday. ——— ECHO 58, NIXYAAWII 54 EHS (11-1) 8 16 14 20 — 58 Nix (9-4) 9 19 12 16 — 54 ECHO — E. Parks 7, K. Ranger 17, D. Tarvin 2, T. Swaggart 8, H. McCarty 6, B. Srofe 0, E. McCarty 15, B. Middlebrat 3, H. Reese 0. NIXYAAWII — C. Barkley 22, T. Oatman 3, S. Fitzpatrick 4, E. Looney 0, K. Melton 4, K. Jackson 1, A. Farrow 1, R. Sampson 5, D. Maddern 10. 3-point field goals — EHS 2, Nix 7. Free throws — EHS 23-45, Nix 13-27. Fouls — EHS 20, Nix 31. Fouled out — B. Srofe (EHS), H. McCarty (EHS), K. Ranger (EHS), K. Jackson (Nix), D. Maddern (Nix). WESTON-MCEWEN 37, MAC-HI 33 — At Athe- na, the TigerScots pulled out a squeaker over the Pioneers, breaking up a third quarter tie to win the non-league tilt Saturday. Both sides shot low per- centages and were turnover prone, but Weston-McEwen (8-4) capitalized off the oth- er team’s mistakes better and sank 8 of 12 fourth quarter free throws in the win. “We had too many turn- overs early, played lethargic the second, plain uninspired basketball,” WMHS coach Amber Doremus said. “The girls dug down and got refo- cused for the second half to Sydney Redwine of Mac- 16 points. The sophomore added eight rebounds and six steals to her stellar night. WMHS relied on all 10 players who suited up. Madi- son Carlin scored a team-best nine points, but nine of 10 players scored. ——— WESTON-MCEWEN 37, MAC-HI 33 MHS (2-9) 9 8 6 10 — 33 WMHS (8-4) 9 6 8 14 — 37 MAC-HI — S. Richwine 16, A. Biggs 6, J. Field 4, A. Wells 3, S. Tveidt 2, B. Erb 2, A. Rhoads 0, C. Figueroa 0, O. Cook, S. Romero 0. WESTON-MCEWEN — M. Carlin 9, C. Quaempts 7, K. Shepard 5, A. Boncheau 5, S. Quaempts 5, S. Finifroch 2, A. Schroeder 2, M. Aby 2, T. Entz 0, K. Peterson 0. 3-point field goals — MHS 0, WMHS 2. Free throws — MHS- 7-14, WMHS 11-21. Fouls — MHS 19, WMHS 15. In other action Saturday: Vale 51, Riverside 25; Con- don/Wheeler 52, Mitchell/ Spray 27; Arlington 31, Hori- Ione 23; Powder Valley 60, Helix 33. Wrestling BOARDMAN — Sev- en Riverside wrestlers took medalist honors as the Pirates won the competition at their eight-team home tournament Saturday. Kevin Altamirano (106), Aristotle Rockwell (120), Jonathan Mendoza (126), Elijah Conlon (132), Hans Calvillo (145), Jessie Hegar brackets. Hans Rockwell and Hegar round pins. “We try to make a big deal for our kids because they don’t get to compete at home very much,” Riverside assis- tant coach Richard Rockwell said. “Overall we wrestled really well today.” Mac-Hi challenged for the title, coming within 18 team points of ruining the Pirate homecoming. The Pioneers received wins from Alyx Shaw (152), Jeffrey Jones (160), Vince Roff (170) and Greg Moreno (285). The Hermiston Bulldogs C team was third and Hep- Ryan Smith’s win at 113 pounds. - enth, Irrigon eighth. Swimming THE DALLES — The Pendleton boys won The Dalles Invitational while the girls placed second on Satur- day. The boys won their title on the strength of two relay wins. The 200-yard medley team of Jon Jennings, Dylan Clemons, Layton Kirsch and Nate Rickman won its race in 1:50.66. The 400 freestyle team of Rickman, Grant Banister, Lukas Johnson and Jennings Jennings and Johnson also - in 52.75 with Johnson close behind at 53.35. Rickman and Johnson were 2-3 in the 200 freestyle Rickman was second in the 50 freestyle, and Jennings was second in the 100 back- Clemons (100 breast- stroke) and Kirsch (100 but- - ley) added bronze. The boys’ 200 freestyle relay also reached the po- dium in second (1:38.18), a placing matched by the Buckaroo girls’ 400 freestyle Fourth was the top in- dividual placing for the girls. It was achieved by Olivia Broker (100 breast- stroke, 1:24.84), Bethany (50 freestyle, 27.41). SCOREBOARD Local Slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Today Sunnyside (WA) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Arlington at Hood River Valley (JV), 6:30 p.m. Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m. Horizon Christian at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Waitsburgh-Prescott (WA), 7:30 p.m. Thursday Riverside at Umatilla, 7 p.m. Friday Culver at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. Baker at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 7:15 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner, 7:30 p.m Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 7:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Culver, 4 p.m. South Wasco County at Ione, 5:30 p.m. Echo at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m. Heppner at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. Helix at Joseph, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 5:30 p.m. Arlington at Sherman, 5:30 p.m. Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m. Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 5:30 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Today Hood River Valley (JV) at Arlington, 5 p.m. Horizon Christian at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Waitsburg-Prescott at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Sunnyside (WA) at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Riverside at Umatilla, 7 p.m. Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m. Friday Culver at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 5:30 p.m. Stanfield at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Powder Valley at Echo, 6 p.m. Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 6 p.m. Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m. Irrigon at Heppner, 6 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Culver, 2:30 p.m. Arlington at Sherman, 4 p.m. Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Nixyaawwi at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m. Helix at Joseph, 4 p.m. Echo at Wallowa, 4 p.m. South Wasco County at Ione, 4 p.m. Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Heppner at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Nyssa at Riverside, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Friday Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic (Redmond), 8 a.m. Saturday Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic (Redmond), 8 a.m. PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton, Hermiston at La Grande, Noon COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 7:30 p.m. Blue Mountain at Big Bend 8 p.m. Saturday Blue Mountain at Spokane, 4 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Corban, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon at NW Christian 5:30 p.m. Blue Mountain at Big Bend 6 p.m. Saturday Blue Mountain at Spokane, 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Corban, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Div. W L Pct Toronto 25 12 .676 Brooklyn 16 22 .421 Boston 13 23 .361 Philadelphia 7 29 .194 New York 5 35 .125 Southeast Div. W L Pct Atlanta 29 8 .784 Washington 25 12 .676 Miami 16 21 .432 Charlotte 15 24 .385 Orlando 14 27 .341 Central Div. W L Pct Chicago 26 13 .667 Milwaukee 20 19 .513 Cleveland 19 19 .500 Indiana 15 24 .385 Detroit 14 24 .368 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Div. W L Pct Houston 27 11 .711 Memphis 26 11 .703 Dallas 26 12 .684 San Antonio 23 15 .605 New Orleans 18 19 .486 Northwest Div. W L Pct GB — 9½ 11½ 17½ 21½ GB — 4 13 15 17 GB — 6 6½ 11 11½ GB — ½ 1 4 8½ GB Portland Oklahoma City Denver Utah Minnesota Pacific Div. Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers ——— 30 18 17 13 5 W 29 25 22 16 12 8 19 20 25 31 L 5 13 18 21 26 .789 .486 .459 .342 .139 Pct .853 .658 .550 .432 .316 — 11½ 12½ 17 24 GB — 6 10 14½ 19 Sunday’s Games Atlanta 120, Washington 89 Miami 104, L.A. Clippers 90 Memphis 122, Phoenix 110,2OT Sacramento 103, Cleveland 84 Portland 106, L.A. Lakers 94 Monday’s Games Detroit 114, Toronto 111 Houston 113, Brooklyn 99 Boston 108, New Orleans 100 Orlando 121, Chicago 114 Today’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 6 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Miami at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men Top 25 Last Week 1. Kentucky (15-0) beat Mississippi 89-86, OT; beat Texas A&M 70-64, 2OT. 2. Duke (14-1) beat Wake Forest 73-65; lost to N.C. State 87-75. 3. Virginia (15-0) beat N.C. State 61-51; beat No. 13 Notre Dame 62-56. 4. Wisconsin (15-2) beat Purdue 62-55; lost to Rutgers 67-62. 5. Louisville (14-2) beat Clemson 58-52; lost to No. 18 North Carolina 72-71. 6. Gonzaga (16-1) beat San Francisco 88- 57; beat Santa Clara 79-57. 7. Arizona (14-2) beat Oregon 80-62; lost to Oregon State 58-56. 8. Villanova (15-1) beat No. 24 St. John’s 90-72; beat DePaul 81-64. 9. Utah (13-2) beat Colorado 74-49. 10. Texas (12-4) lost to No. 16 Oklahoma 70-49; lost to Oklahoma State 69-58. 11. Maryland (15-2) lost to Illinois 64-57; beat Purdue 69-60. 12. Kansas (13-2) beat No. 21 Baylor 56- 55; beat Texas Tech 86-54. 13. Notre Dame (15-2) beat No. 18 North Carolina 71-70; lost to No. 3 Virginia 62-56. 14. West Virginia (14-2) beat Texas Tech 78-67; lost to No. 17 Iowa State 74-72. 15. Wichita State (14-2) beat Bradley 63- 43; beat Loyola of Chicago 67-53. 16. Oklahoma (11-4) beat No. 10 Texas 70- 49; lost to Kansas State 66-63, OT. 17. Iowa State (12-2) beat Oklahoma State 63-61; beat No. 14 West Virginia 74-72. 18. North Carolina (12-4) lost to No. 13 No- tre Dame 71-70; beat No. 5 Louisville 72-71. 19. Seton Hall (13-3) lost to Xavier 69-58; beat Creighton 68-67. 20. VCU (13-3) beat Davidson 71-65; beat Saint Joseph’s 89-74. 21. Baylor (12-3) lost to No. 12 Kansas 56-55; beat TCU 64-59, OT. 22. Ohio State (13-4) beat Minnesota 74-72, OT; lost to Indiana 69-66. 23. Arkansas (13-2) beat Georgia 79-75; beat Vanderbilt 82-70. 24. St. John’s (11-4) lost to No. 8 Villanova 90-72. 25. Old Dominion (13-2) beat Marshall 72- 51; lost to Western Kentucky 72-65. ——— USA Today Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 11, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (31) 15-0 799 1 2. Virginia (1) 15-0 768 3 3. Gonzaga 16-1 713 7 4. Duke 14-1 698 2 5. Villanova 15-1 659 8 6. Wisconsin 15-2 604 4 7. Louisville 14-2 587 5 8. Utah 13-2 556 11 9. Arizona 14-2 548 6 10. Kansas 13-2 521 13 11. Maryland 15-2 455 9 12. Notre Dame 15-2 439 12 13. Iowa State 12-2 418 16 14. Wichita State 14-2 390 15 15. West Virginia 14-2 330 14 16. North Carolina 12-4 328 17 17. VCU 13-3 244 21 18. Oklahoma 11-4 202 18 19. Arkansas 13-2 196 25 20. Texas 12-4 184 10 21. Seton Hall 13-3 170 19 22. Northern Iowa 14-2 135 23 23. Baylor 12-3 116 22 24. Oklahoma State 12-3 51 — 25. Ohio State 13-4 47 20 Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25, Dayton 22, Colorado State 20, Georgetown 19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stan- ford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego State 6, LSU 5, SMU 4, Syracuse 4, N.C. State 2, Missis- sippi 1, Rhode Island 1, Saint Mary’s 1. ——— Today’s Games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Missouri, 6 p.m. No. 2 Virginia vs. Clemson, 5 p.m. No. 4 Duke vs. Miami, 6 p.m. No. 6 Louisville vs. Virginia Tech, 4 p.m. No. 9 Kansas vs. No. 24 Oklahoma St., 4 p.m. No. 16 W. Virginia vs. No. 18 Oklahoma, 4 p.m. No. 17 VCU at Rhode Island, 4:30 p.m. No. 19 Arkansas at Tennessee, 4 p.m. No. 21 Seton Hall vs. Butler, 4 p.m. No. 23 Northern Iowa at Bradley, 5 p.m. Pac-12 Saturday’s Games Washington St. (8-7, 2-1) 80, Washington (11-4, 0-3) 77 Oregon (12-4, 2-1) 59, Arizona St. (8-8, 0-3) 56 Sunday’s Games UCLA (10-7, 2-2) 73, California (11-6, 1-3) 54 Oregon St. (11-4, 2-1) 58, Arizona (14-2, 2-1) 56 Stanford (11-4, 3-1) 78, USC (9-7, 1-3) 76 Football NFL Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 Green Bay at Seattle, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at New England, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 44 27 13 4 58 Montreal 41 26 12 3 55 Detroit 42 22 11 9 53 Boston 43 22 15 6 50 Florida 40 20 11 9 49 Toronto 43 22 18 3 47 Ottawa 41 17 16 8 42 Buffalo 43 14 26 3 31 Metropolitan Division GP W L GF GA N.Y. Islanders 42 28 13 1 57 Pittsburgh 41 25 10 6 56 Washington 42 23 11 8 54 N.Y. Rangers 39 24 11 4 52 Philadelphia 43 17 19 7 41 Columbus 40 18 19 3 39 New Jersey 44 15 21 8 38 Carolina 42 13 24 5 31 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Nashville 41 28 9 4 60 Chicago 43 28 13 2 58 GF GA 143 118 111 95 117 106 113 111 100 105 137 132 110 113 81 147 OT Pts 131 116 122 98 125 106 124 95 119 129 104 131 96 124 88 112 GF GA 125 93 134 95 St. Louis 42 26 Winnipeg 43 21 Colorado 43 18 Dallas 41 18 Minnesota 41 18 Pacific Division GP W Anaheim 43 27 Los Angeles 43 20 Vancouver 40 23 San Jose 43 22 Calgary 43 22 Arizona 41 16 Edmonton 43 10 13 14 17 16 18 3 8 8 7 5 55 50 44 43 41 136 105 113 109 113 124 126 135 111 121 L OT Pts GF GA 10 6 60 121 118 13 10 50 121 112 14 3 49 113 104 16 5 49 116 118 18 3 47 123 114 21 4 36 97 136 24 9 29 97 145 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Sunday’s Games Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, SO Florida 4, Edmonton 2 Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Monday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Tampa Bay 3 Washington 2, Colorado 1 Los Angeles 2, Toronto 0 Today’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 4 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 4 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m. Florida at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m. WHL WESTERN CONFERENCE U.S. DIVISION W L OTL SOL GF Everett 26 12 3 1 140 Spokane 23 15 3 0 127 Portland 23 18 0 3 147 Seattle 20 16 2 3 109 Tri-City 20 20 0 2 116 GA 109 117 144 112 130 Pt 56 49 49 45 42 Note: A team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns ——— Sunday’s games Brandon 5, Calgary 4 Edmonton 4, Swift Current 1 Seattle 4, Tri-City 2 Today’s games Brandon at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.